2009 SUPPLEMENTAL FILING INFORMATION
FOR PACs & PARTY COMMITTEES

PLEASE NOTE: The Commission provides reminders of upcoming filing dates as a courtesy to help committees comply with the filing deadlines set forth in the Act and Commission regulations. Committee treasurers must comply with all applicable filing deadlines established by law, and the lack of prior notice does not constitute an excuse for failing to comply with any filing deadline.

WHO MUST FILE

All Party Committees and PACs (Nonconnected Committees and Separate Segregated Funds) must file either semiannual or monthly reports in 2009.
Before a committee can stop filing with the FEC, it must file a termination report with the Commission.
Committees must continue to file reports until the Commission notifies them in writing that their termination report has been accepted. See 11 CFR 102.3.

METHODS OF FILING REPORTS

Electronic Filing

Reports filed electronically must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the filing deadline.

These reports are not required when a PAC or Party Committee makes a contribution directly to a candidate.

DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYIST BUNDLING ACTIVITY

Party committees and Leadership PAC must file FEC Form 3L [PDF] if they receive two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $16,000 during the applicable reporting period.

2009 REPORTING SCHEDULE

CHANGE IN FILING FREQUENCY

Committees able to change their reporting schedule (for example, from monthly to semiannually) who wish to do so must notify the Commission in writing and may change their filing frequency no more than once per calendar year.